Victoria : A Life.

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''Writing about Queen Victoria has been one of the most joyous experiences of my life. I have read thousands (literally) of letters never before published, and grown used to her as to a friend. Maddening? Egomaniac? Hysterical? A bad mother? Some have said so. What emerged for me was a brave, original woman who was at the very epicentre of Britain''s changing place in the world: a solitary woman in an all-male world who understood politics and foreign policy much better than some of her ministers; a person possessed by demons, but demons which she was brave enough to conquer. Above all, I beca.  Read more... Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Part One; 1. Authors; 2. Zoology; 3. 'It is One Step'; 4. 'White Little Slavey'; Part Two; 5. 'The Ignorant Little Child'; 6. 'Too Hasty and Passionate for Me'; 7. I Puritani; 8. Hallelujah Chorus; 9. 'Godlike Men'; Part Three; 10. At war; 11. 'Scolder and Scolded'; 12. Nerve Damage; 13. 'Arme Frau'; Part Four; 14. 'The Queen's Grief Still Sobs'; 15. 'I Could Die for Ye'; 16. 'Mein Guter Treuer Brown'; Part Five; 17. A People Detached from their Sovereign; 18. 'You have it, Madam' 19. 'Prostrate Though Devoted'Part Six; 20. 'Gracious Confidences So Frankly Given'; 21. 'An Inflammatory Atmosphere'; 22. 'You English'; Part Seven; 23. 'Her Excellent Young Munshi'; 24. 'What a Funny Little Woman'; 25. Diamond Jubilee; 26. 'This England'; 27. 'Vale Desideratissime!'; Notes; Bibliography; Index